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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Caranx

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)

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Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877

Photo by CSIRO
 
Caranx bucculentus
[Bluespotted trevally]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm FL
Caranx caballus Günther, 1868

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Caranx caballus
[Green jack]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 101 cm FL
Caranx caninus Günther, 1867

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Caranx caninus
[Pacific crevalle jack]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx crysos
[Blue runner]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

African coast from Maurit
Max. Length 53 cm FL
Caranx fischeri Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2007

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Caranx fischeri
[Longfin crevalle jack]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx heberi
[Blacktip trevally]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 124 cm TL
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Caranx hippos
[Crevalle jack]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx ignobilis
[Giant trevally]

Photo by Estrada Anaya, R.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 101 cm FL
Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831

Photo by Estrada Anaya, R.A.
 
Caranx latus
[Horse-eye jack]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx lugubris
[Black jack]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 117 cm FL
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Caranx melampygus
[Bluefin trevally]

Photo by Koch, R.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877

Photo by Koch, R.J.
 
Caranx papuensis
[Brassy trevally]

Photo by Luyben, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817

Photo by Luyben, J.
 
Caranx rhonchus
[False scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx ruber
[Bar jack]

Photo by Modder, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Caranx senegallus Cuvier, 1833

Photo by Modder, T.
 
Caranx senegallus
[Senegal jack]

Photo by Bailly, N.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Photo by Bailly, N.
 
Caranx sexfasciatus
[Bigeye trevally]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Caranx tille
[Tille trevally]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Caranx vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Caranx vinctus
[Cocinero]
18 Species of Family Carangidae with Genus Caranx
(Jacks and pompanos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Caranx bucculentus Bluespotted trevally Southwest Pacific 66 TL
1868 Caranx caballus Green jack Eastern Pacific 55 FL
1867 Caranx caninus Pacific crevalle jack Eastern Pacific 101 FL
1815 Caranx crysos Blue runner Eastern Atlantic 70 TL
2007 Caranx fischeri Longfin crevalle jack African coast from Maurit 53 FL
1830 Caranx heberi Blacktip trevally Indo-West Pacific 88 TL
1766 Caranx hippos Crevalle jack Eastern Atlantic 124 TL
1775 Caranx ignobilis Giant trevally Indo-Pacific 170 TL
1831 Caranx latus Horse-eye jack Western Atlantic 101 FL
1860 Caranx lugubris Black jack Circumtropical. Western 100 TL
1833 Caranx melampygus Bluefin trevally Indo-Pacific 117 FL
1877 Caranx papuensis Brassy trevally Indo-Pacific 88 TL
1817 Caranx rhonchus False scad Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1793 Caranx ruber Bar jack Western Atlantic 69 TL
1833 Caranx senegallus Senegal jack Eastern Atlantic 100 TL
1825 Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye trevally Indo-Pacific 120 TL
1833 Caranx tille Tille trevally Indo-West Pacific 80 TL
1882 Caranx vinctus Cocinero Eastern Central Pacific 37 TL



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